Black birch also has that wintergreen taste and smell

@OakMountainAcotts

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I just read that wintergreen oil is usually in higher concentrations in black birch as well!

If you have any Black Birch, that stuff has as many btus as black locust, oak, or ironwood. It's also called swamp birch. Not all that common, but very good stuff!

@OakMountainAcotts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the note. I don't think black birch is really common here... maybe a tree or two once in a while... Thanks for stopping by!

I also love yellow birch as firewood, one of my favorites. Black birch also smells like wintergreen but it is found further south.

@OakMountainAcotts

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for watching! Jason

Great video! Thanks. I like seeing and hearing about your forest improvements.

@OakMountainAcotts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the feedback on the videos. Let me know if they get boring!

Love that yellow birch. I like hearing about your Managment plan. I am working on getting my trails laid out and working on selective thinning as I see a sawmill in my future.

@OakMountainAcotts

3 жыл бұрын

It is a labour of love and always something to do. Thanks for your comments!

Very nice Jason, really like your yarder. New sub from northeast Ohio, I have been managing my forest for a good length of time.

@OakMountainAcotts

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear from you and thanks for the comment. Feel free to share some of your techniques with me. Always looking for advice!

Hi again Nice video. 😊

@OakMountainAcotts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit, we appreciate the channel support!

Fir is great firewood as well. But a saw log is even better as it can be something more than just firewood..

@OakMountainAcotts

3 жыл бұрын

We will have fir slabs this year from sawing logs. I expect we will process them into firewood as well. Someone told me once that “it all burns”!

Does this stuff rot like white birch, if you don't cut it up and split it right away? The bark on white is like wrapping a wet green log in Saran wrap- no water gets through it. So it rots and gets punky quick.

@OakMountainAcotts

2 жыл бұрын

Yellow birch is a very good hardwood. High BTU value and real pleasure to work with. The bark does remind you of white birch but it lasts longer when it isn't split compared to white birch. Of course, it dries really well when split. Take care! Jason

Great stuff! Question for you: what do you do with the branches? Do you leave them as such in the woods or do you cut them up? Cheers Phil

@OakMountainAcotts

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there... if we are cutting the firewood for personal use, we will cut the branches up into 16" wood down to 1" diameter. If we are cutting wood for sale, we will top out at 3" to 4" diameter for the firewood processor. If there is a semi-tree length stick from 4" down to 2", we will cut it and use it for personal use. I always try to cut my remaining tops and brush down into 3 or 4 foot sections so they settle to the ground to start the composting process.